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NJPW New Japan Cup: Openweight Tournament - Day 1
| Date: Tue, Apr 19th 2005 | Pay Per View: no |
| Venue: Hiroshima Sun Plaza, Hiroshima, Hiroshima | Promotion: NJPW |
| Attendance: 3,000 |
Matches for New Japan Cup: Openweight Tournament - Day 1
| no. | match | duration | match type | title(s) | rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Koji Kanemoto | def. | Ryushi Yanagisawa | 08:19 | |||
| 2 | Manabu Nakanishi | def. | Hirooki Goto | 07:34 | |||
| 3 | Minoru | def. (CO) | Osamu Nishimura | 16:47 | |||
| 4 | Yutaka Yoshie | def. | Scott Norton | 09:07 | |||
| 5 | Masahiro Chono | def. | Tiger Mask IV | 10:29 | |||
| 6 | Kendo Kashin | def. | Shinsuke Nakamura | 08:55 | |||
| 7 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | def. | Jushin Thunder Liger | 15:54 | |||
| 8 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | def. (DQ) | Yuji Nagata | 24:12 | |||